Water resources and major rivers in India. - Question Bank

1. The river Bhima is a major tributary of which river?
A) Godavari
B) Krishna
C) Kaveri
D) Mahanadi
2. Which river system is known for the Nagarjuna Sagar project, a significant multipurpose project?
A) Godavari
B) Krishna
C) Kaveri
D) Mahanadi
3. The river Subarnarekha originates from which plateau?
A) Deccan Plateau
B) Chota Nagpur Plateau
C) Malwa Plateau
D) Bundelkhand Plateau
4. Which river is formed by the confluence of the Beas and Sutlej rivers?
A) Ravi
B) Chenab
C) Indus
D) Jhelum
5. The river Mahanadi originates from which state?
A) Odisha
B) Chhattisgarh
C) Jharkhand
D) Madhya Pradesh
6. Which river forms the boundary between India and Nepal for a significant stretch?
A) Gandak
B) Kosi
C) Ghaghara
D) Mahakali
7. The river Wainganga is a tributary of which major river?
A) Godavari
B) Krishna
C) Mahanadi
D) Bhima
8. Which river originates from the Brahmagiri hills in the Western Ghats?
A) Godavari
B) Krishna
C) Kaveri
D) Mahanadi
9. The river Musi is a tributary of which river and flows through Hyderabad?
A) Godavari
B) Krishna
C) Kaveri
D) Tungabhadra
10. Which river is known as the 'Sorrow of Bihar' due to its devastating floods?
A) Gandak
B) Ghaghara
C) Kosi
D) Bagmati
11. The river Tapti originates from which range?
A) Satpura Range
B) Vindhya Range
C) Western Ghats
D) Aravalli Range
12. Which dam is built across the Kaveri River and is a major source of irrigation for Tamil Nadu?
A) Mettur Dam
B) Krishna Raja Sagar Dam
C) Banasura Sagar Dam
D) Sardar Sarovar Dam
13. The river Sind originates from which plateau?
A) Deccan Plateau
B) Chota Nagpur Plateau
C) Malwa Plateau
D) Bundelkhand Plateau
14. Which river is considered the most sacred river in India?
A) Yamuna
B) Brahmaputra
C) Ganga
D) Saraswati
15. The river Pennar originates from which range?
A) Western Ghats
B) Eastern Ghats
C) Nilgiri Hills
D) Aravalli Range
16. Which river forms the boundary between India and Bangladesh before merging with the Padma?
A) Meghna
B) Jamuna
C) Surma
D) Brahmaputra
17. The river Teesta originates from which glacier?
A) Gangotri
B) Milam
C) Zemu
D) Siachen
18. Which river flows through the Panna National Park and is known for its diamond deposits?
A) Betwa
B) Son
C) Ken
D) Chambal
19. The river Gandak is also known by which other name in Nepal?
A) Narayani
B) Koshi
C) Bagmati
D) Arun
20. Which river originates from the Mahabaleshwar hills in the Western Ghats?
A) Godavari
B) Krishna
C) Kaveri
D) Mahanadi
21. The river Betwa is a tributary of which river and is famous for the Sanchi Stupa located on its banks?
A) Yamuna
B) Son
C) Ken
D) Chambal
22. Which dam is built across the Mahanadi River in Odisha?
A) Koyna Dam
B) Hirakud Dam
C) Srisailam Dam
D) Tungabhadra Dam
23. The river Ghaghara is a major tributary of which river?
A) Brahmaputra
B) Indus
C) Ganga
D) Yamuna
24. The river Periyar is a major river in which Indian state?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Kerala
C) Karnataka
D) Andhra Pradesh
25. Which river forms the boundary between India and Pakistan for a part of its course?
A) Ganga
B) Indus
C) Brahmaputra
D) Sutlej
26. The river Sabarmati flows into which body of water?
A) Arabian Sea
B) Gulf of Khambhat
C) Gulf of Kutch
D) Bay of Bengal
27. Which river is the main source of water for the Bhakra Nangal project?
A) Beas
B) Ravi
C) Sutlej
D) Chenab
28. The river Baitarani originates from which state?
A) Jharkhand
B) Odisha
C) West Bengal
D) Chhattisgarh
29. Which river originates from the highest peak in India, the Nanda Devi?
A) Ganga
B) Yamuna
C) Pindar
D) Mandakini
30. The river Chambal is a tributary of which river and is known for its ravine-eroded landscape?
A) Yamuna
B) Son
C) Betwa
D) Ken
31. Which river is considered sacred by Hindus and is often referred to as 'Yamunotri' at its source?
A) Ganga
B) Saraswati
C) Yamuna
D) Alaknanda
32. The Barapani Lake is an important water resource associated with which river in Meghalaya?
A) Umtreu
B) Myntdu
C) Kopili
D) Simsang
33. Which river forms the delta in Bangladesh and West Bengal, merging with the Padma (Ganga)?
A) Meghna
B) Brahmaputra
C) Teesta
D) Jamuna
34. The Tungabhadra River is a tributary of which major river?
A) Godavari
B) Krishna
C) Kaveri
D) Pennar
35. Which river is the longest tributary of the Ganga?
A) Kosi
B) Ghaghara
C) Gandak
D) Yamuna
36. The river Damodar, often called the 'Sorrow of Bengal', originates from which region?
A) Chota Nagpur Plateau
B) Eastern Ghats
C) Western Ghats
D) Aravalli Range
37. Which dam is built across the Krishna River and is a major source of water for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana?
A) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
B) Srisailam Dam
C) Pochampad Dam
D) Almatti Dam
38. The river Sutlej originates from which lake in Tibet?
A) Mansarovar
B) Rakas
C) Dal
D) Pangong
39. Which major Indian river flows through a rift valley?
A) Godavari
B) Krishna
C) Narmada
D) Mahanadi
40. The confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers, forming the Ganga, occurs at which location?
A) Rishikesh
B) Haridwar
C) Devprayag
D) Prayagraj
41. Which river system is also known as the 'Dakshin Ganga'?
A) Krishna
B) Kaveri
C) Godavari
D) Mahanadi
42. The Hirakud Dam, the longest masonry dam in the world, is located on which river?
A) Godavari
B) Mahanadi
C) Krishna
D) Brahmani
43. Which river is known for its 'U' turn in the Himalayas before entering India?
A) Ganga
B) Indus
C) Brahmaputra
D) Sutlej
44. The Tehri Dam, one of the highest dams in the world, is built on which river?
A) Alaknanda
B) Bhagirathi
C) Yamuna
D) Ganga
45. Which river forms the boundary between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu for a significant stretch?
A) Krishna
B) Tungabhadra
C) Kaveri
D) Pennar
46. The Luni River is an inland river that flows into which of the following?
A) Arabian Sea
B) Gulf of Cambay
C) Rann of Kutch
D) Bay of Bengal
47. Which is the longest river in India?
A) Godavari
B) Yamuna
C) Ganga
D) Brahmaputra
48. The river Brahmaputra flows through which three countries before entering India?
A) China, Bhutan, India
B) China, Nepal, India
C) China, Bangladesh, India
D) Bhutan, Nepal, India
49. Which of the following rivers originates from the Amarkantak plateau?
A) Narmada
B) Son
C) Mahanadi
D) All of the above
50. The Indira Gandhi Canal, the largest canal in India, draws water primarily from which river?
A) Sutlej
B) Beas
C) Ravi
D) Yamuna